Evidence for two distinct processes in the final stages of neurotransmitter release as detected by binomial analysis in calcium and strontium solutions

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 539, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 693-705

  Searl, T J ^a   Silinsky, E M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM ION; NEUROTRANSMITTER; POTASSIUM; STRONTIUM;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; FROG; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CALCIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOTOR ENDPLATE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RANA PIPIENS; SOLUTIONS; STRONTIUM;

EID: 0037088821     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2001.013129     Document Type: Article

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